Legal Opinion

State v. Spence

Washington Supreme Court

Decided January 18, 1973No. 42256PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHale, C.J.

Defendant was charged in King County Justice Court with unlawfully displaying a flag of the United States upon which he had affixed a design or picture to both surfaces. The justice court, sitting without a jury, found him guilty and sentenced him to 90 days’ confinement with 60 days suspended. Defendant appealed to the King County Superior Court where a jury found him guilty. On an agreed statement of facts, he appealed the judgment and sentence of 10 days’ confinement, suspended, and a fine of $75, and costs entered on the verdict. The Court of Appeals reversed with one judge dissenting (5…

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2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Connally v. General Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
  3. Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  5. West Virginia State Board of Education v. BarnetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1943

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Spence v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. State v. PattersonCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1984
  3. Bitts, Inc. v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1976
  4. Spence v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Smith v. GoguenSupreme Court of the United States · 1974

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